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Fort Smith Man Accused Of Sexual Assault

A Fort Smith man accused of molesting a minor female pleaded not guilty to first-degree sexual assault Wednesday in Sebastian County Circuit Court.

Tommy Ray Wagley, 52, was arrested Nov. 20, one day after Fort Smith police began investigating allegations that he inappropriately touched another minor female, which Wagley denied, according to a police report.

However, he admitted to having a sexual relationship with a second girl for the last two years, according to the report. The girl told a forensic interviewer at Hamilton House that Wagley began touching her inappropriately and talking to her in a sexual manner two years prior to the sexual relationship.

First-degree sexual assault is a Class A felony punishable by six to 30 years in prison.

Wagley was assigned a public defender and his bond was set at $25,000.